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Nick Lamb, a 31-year corrections veteran from Iowa, has been appointed as the new secretary for the South Dakota Department of Corrections.

Lamb's appointment follows the resignation of former secretary Kellie Wasko, who faced criticism from some lawmakers.

Wasko's departure occurred around the time lawmakers approved a plan for a new $650 million men's prison in Sioux Falls.

An Iowa prison official who’s worked in corrections in three states will lead the South Dakota Department of Corrections.

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that Nick Lamb will serve as the department’s new secretary on Monday afternoon. The governor said in a press release that the 31-year veteran of prison systems in Iowa, New Mexico and Illinois was selected after “an extensive interview process a

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